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智儼

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Basic Meaning: Zhiyan

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  • (602–668) A Tang dynasty Huayan scholar-monk who was later designated as second patriarch of the official Chinese Huayan lineage. He was the student of Dushun 杜順, and the teacher of Fazang 法藏 and Uisang 義湘. He was commonly known during his lifetime as the great master Zhixiang 至相大師 and 'the Venerable from Yunhua' 雲華尊者. He began to study with Dushun from the age of 12 at Zhixiang temple 至相寺 in Mt. Zhongnan 終南山, and over time become well versed in the spectrum of Mahāyāna theories. He received the full precepts at the age of twenty, after which he delved into such texts as the Four Part Vinaya 四分律, Abhidharma-kośa 倶舍論, Satyasiddhi-śāstra, 成實論, Dilun 十地論, Nirvana Sutra 涅槃經 and so forth. Later on, he focused his studies on the Huayanjing 華嚴經 and its theoretical issues, writing extensively. Among his works are the Dafangguang fo Huayanjing souxuan fenqi tongzhi fanggui 大方廣佛華嚴經搜玄分齊通智方軌 (ten fasc.), the Huayanjing neizhangmen dengza kongmu 華嚴經內章門等雜孔目 (four fasc.), the Huayan wushiyao wenda 華嚴五十要問答 (2 fasc.), the Huayan yisheng shixuanmen 華嚴一乘十玄門 (1 fasc.), the Jingang bore boluomijing lueshu 金剛般若波羅蜜經略疏 (2 fasc.), the Wuxing shelun shu 無性攝論疏 (four fasc.), and so forth. His biography can be found in the twenty-fifth fascicle of the Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks 續高僧傳. For a full-length study, see Gimello (1976). 〔續高僧傳 T 2060.50.644a8〕 [Charles Muller]
  • (7c.) A disciple of ́Śubhakarasiṃha, and along with Wengu 溫古 and Yixing 一行, editor of the Darijing yishi 大日經義釋.

    References:

    Gimello, Robert M. 1976. “Chih-yen (602–668) and the Foundations of Hua-yen Buddhism.” New York. Columbia University.

    [M. McMullen]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Chūgoku bukkyōshi jiten (Kamata) 248

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 728

    Bulgyo sajeon 822a

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 30a/31

    Zen Dust (Sasaki) 180, 261, 339

    Fo Guang Dictionary 5040

    Ding Fubao

    Index to the Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) 443

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3582a,869c,1906a,3853a

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    Entry created: 1997-09-15

    Updated: 2013-07-10